One of Poland's largest rail carriers goes on strike

WARSAW. August 17. KAZINFORM One of Poland's largest rail carriers, Przewozy Regionalne, went on a 24-hour strike on Wednesday; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

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The train operator's trade unions are demanding wage increases and changes in the labor management scheme. Should their demands not be fulfilled, another strike could occur on August 24.

A total of 2,700 trains will be idle in Poland during the strike that will last until the start of Thursday.